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A proposal for governance of the Gaza Strip in the context of the announced israeli withdrawal

15/11/2004 By Shlomo Ben-Ami

This document is the product of a series of workshops dedicated to governance of the Gaza Strip in the context of the announced Israeli withdrawal.

It focuses on practicalities and on how the interests and the expectations of the parties directly involved should be addressed. It also addresses the role that the international community should play in order for the Gaza disengagement to be successful and become a first step towards resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The fundamental objective, as it emerged from the workshops, is the need to facilitate the development of a reliable Palestinian structure of governance that would create the conditions for a peaceful and successful execution of the withdrawal plan.

It is of the utmost urgency to begin preparatory work for the formation of a transitional governing administration in the Gaza Strip, referred to in this document as the Palestinian Transitional Administration (PTA).

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Keywords

Conflict Gaza Strip and West Bank Governance Israel MEPP Middle East

Bio author: Shlomo Ben-Ami

Shlomo Ben-Ami is a former Foreign Minister of Israel (2000-2002), he was the main Israeli negotiator at the Camp David Summit in 2000, and is the Vice-President of the Toledo International Center for Peace. He holds a degree from the University of Tel Aviv and a Doctorate in History from the University of Oxford.